LANSING - From the files of strange but true: Michigan's economy is improving so strongly that the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs is laying off more than 400 workers from the unit that handles calls from the jobless with questions about unemployment benefits. The layoffs involve 177 temporary workers and up to 225 permanent
MOUNT CLEMENS - Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel announced his plan to build an $11 million, 25,000-square-foot operations and communications center that he said will be the first of its kind in Michigan. The center will combine communication between several Macomb County departments such as the Sheriff?s Office dispatch, the Roads Department Traffic Operations Center,
CLEVELAND - Eaton Corporation has named Patrick Randrianarison president of the Vehicle Group in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa effective August 1. In this role, Randrianarison will report to Ken Davis, president of Eaton?s Vehicle Group, and will be based in Turin, Italy. He will be responsible for leading Eaton?s automotive and truck businesses
ANN ARBOR - Merit Network announced on Monday the first completed segment of their REACH-3MC Broadband Stimulus Project. The announcement came at a fiber-optic infrastructure dedication ceremony for Monroe County held at Monroe County Community College. Merit Network has successfully completed and lit the portion of REACH-3MC that will service the Monroe Community. The segment
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The first half of 2012 set the record for the highest-ever fuel efficiency for new passenger vehicles entering the U.S. market, according to industry analysts Baum & Associates. The country reached this record mile per gallon (MPG) level without relying on higher small car sales ? a significant shift from a pattern
LANSING - Four of the seven proposals that could appear on the November ballot seem to be on shaky ground with voters, according to a poll released Thursday. The survey from Public Policy Associates found none of the proposals at the 60 percent support mark, considered critical at the early stage of a ballot campaign
DETROIT ? The Mobile Technology Association of Michigan is hosting its Mobile Moves Michigan mobile wireless technology conference at Motor City Casino on July 30th and 31st. Attend WIPJam to: ? Connect with mobile development experts from across North America. ? Discover new APIs, Tools, SDKs for app development. ? Get a crash course in
GRAND RAPIDS ? Craig T. Hall, the President of Lee Shore Equities, avoids the limelight. But the shadow he has cast on the West Michigan entrepreneurial scene looms long indeed. Since he graduated from Purdue University in 1972 with Bachelor?s Degree in Industrial Engineering, Hall has started eight successful supply chain and related technology companies
DETROIT - Net income for Compuware Corporation fell to $10.5 million (5 cents per share) vs. $17 million (8 cents per share) a year earlier, a decline of 38.2 percent from the year-earlier quarter. Revenue fell 1.6 percent to $226.2 million from the year-earlier quarter. Compuware beat the mean analyst estimate of 4 cents per
BIRMINGHAM - Hannan Lis was installed as the third President of The Michigan Israel Business Bridge at the organization's Annual Meeting on July 24. Originally from Haifa, Israel, Hannan Lis, is principal, COO and board member of The WW Group, Inc. (Weight Watchers? largest franchise group), and founder and CEO of Lis Ventures LLC, a